Universal Design 

Universal Design is a process, Not an outcome.

The built environment applications work with equal success. "Universal" means it works for everyone. It enforces a single design solution without needing adaptations or specialized design.

• UD is a holistic approach that focuses on all users of a product, environment or system

• Achieves improved usability for the entire user population

• Offers guidelines for achieving a goal and provides a dimension/solution that will accommodate that goal

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8 Goals of UNIVERSAL DESIGN

1. Body fit. Accommodating a wide range of body sizes and abilities

2. Comfort. Keeping demands within desirable limits of body function

3. Awareness. Ensuring that critical information for use is easily perceived

4. Understanding. Making methods of operation and use intuitive, clear, and unambiguous

5. Wellness. Contributing to health promotion, avoidance of disease, and prevention of injury

6. Social integration. Treating all groups with dignity and respect

7. Personalization. Incorporating opportunities for choice and the expression of individual preferences

8. Cultural appropriateness. Respecting and reinforcing cultural values and any design project's social, economic and environmental context.